COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plain View vs Smithfield
PLACE A
Plain View, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Smithfield, Pennsylvania
Plain View is 120% larger than Smithfield. Smithfield earns more, with a median household income $8,395 higher.
PLAIN VIEWSMITHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,741793+120% vs Smithfield
Population density1051,108−1,003
Population growth-1.9%-5.0%+3.1 pts
Median age47.042.5+4.5
Male52.8%46.2%+6.6 pts
Female47.2%53.8%−6.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.6%94.6%−15.0 pts
Black13.2%0.0%+13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%0.1%+3.4 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other2.6%5.3%−2.7 pts
Median household income$53,636$62,031−$8,395
Per capita income$29,157$33,773−$4,616
Poverty rate10.5%13.5%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.402Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%23.2%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.4%8.5%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation56.4%61.3%−5.0 pts
Median home value$200,900$173,200+$27,700
Median gross rent$894$950−$56
Owner-occupied83.1%72.5%+10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%5.7%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.6%60.7%−27.1 pts
Average commute35.031.2+3.8
Worked from home3.6%11.0%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.9%2.5%+8.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024